centrifuge

cen·tri·fuge

(sĕn′trə-fyo͞oj′)

n.

1. An apparatus consisting essentially of a compartment spun about a central axis to separate contained materials of different specific gravities, or to separate colloidal particles suspended in a liquid.

2. An apparatus in which humans or animals are enclosed and which is revolved to simulate the effects of acceleration in a spacecraft.

tr.v.cen·tri·fuged, cen·tri·fug·ing, cen·tri·fug·es

To rotate (something) in a centrifuge or to separate, dehydrate, or test by means of this apparatus.

[French, centrifugal, from New Latin centrifugus; see centrifugal.]

cen·trif′u·ga′tion(sĕn-trĭf′yə-gā′shən, -trĭf′ə-) n.

centrifuge

(ˈsɛntrɪˌfjuːdʒ)

n

1. (Mechanical Engineering) any of various rotating machines that separate liquids from solids or dispersions of one liquid in another, by the action of centrifugal force

2. (Mechanical Engineering) any of various rotating devices for subjecting human beings or animals to varying accelerations for experimental purposes

vb

(Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to subject to the action of a centrifuge

centrifugationn

cen•tri•fuge

(ˈsɛn trəˌfyudʒ)

n., v. -fuged, -fug•ing.n.

1. an apparatus that rotates at high speed and separates substances of different densities.

cen·tri·fuge

(sĕn′trə-fyo͞oj′)

A machine that separates substances of different densities by rotating them at very high speed. The denser substances are thrown farther outward than the less dense ones. A centrifuge can be used to separate cream from milk, or bacteria from a fluid.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran's Pasteur Drug and Vaccine Production Institute Mostafa Qaneyee announced the country's self-sufficiency in building centrifuge machines to produce different types of vaccines.

Clinical and life science researchers can now benefit from a new benchtop centrifuge that features a unique 2-in-1 hybrid rotor that has interchangeable fixed-angle and swinging buckets to facilitate quick and convenient switching between applications.

Thermo Scientific has introduced a new benchtop centrifuge for clinical and life science researchers that features a 2-in-l hybrid rotor with interchangeable fixed angle and swinging buckets designed to facilitate quick switching between applications.

However, Behruz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said earlier this month that the current centrifuge designs are unreliable and Iran hopes to have a much better centrifuge design within a few years, which would make the stored IR-1 and IR-2 centrifuges obsolete.

Designed to help researchers select the general purpose benchtop centrifuge package best suited to their application, the Thermo Scientific centrifuge product selection tool combines educational information with a product selection guide.

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